Combination match-box.



No. 707,277. Patented Aug. I9, 1902.

0. ST. JACQUES.

COMBINATION MATCH BOX.

. (Application filed Jan. 25, 1902.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

Witnesses: /jizl ld fi fw/ WQMWQ By M W Z Attorneys No. 707,277. Patented Aug. 19, I902.

0. ST. JAcuuEs. I

COMBINATION MATCH BOX.

(Application flied Jan. 25, 1902.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(No Model.)

' Witnesses Cvzzllle Cfizyzws, q

W g L. Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OAMILLE ST. JAcouns-or oRANBRooK, oANADA.

COMBINATION MATCH-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part r Letters Patent No. 707,277, dated August 19, 1902.

Application filed January 25, 1902. fiieri al No. 91,174. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OAMILLE ST. J AOQUES, a subject of His Majesty the King of Great Britain,residing at Cranbrook,county of Kootenay, Province of British Columbia, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Match-Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a combination-box for containing matches and other necessaries for smokers, together with a cigar-cutter and knife adapted to various useful purposes, all in the convenient space of a small box adapted to be carried in the pocket.

The peculiar features of my invention'will appear from the following description and are particularly pointed out in the claims.

I have illustrated my match-box in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the box from the upper side closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the cover open and the cleaning-roll of paper raised. Fig. 3 is a similar view from the lower side of the box, showing the folding knife in retracted position. Fig. 4. is a similar View showing the manner of extending the knife-blade. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the knife-blade extended. Fig. 6 is a plan view of my match-box with the cover open, showing the cigar-cutter and the lower side of the latter. Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal section of the box on line 7 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a transverse central cross-section on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a perspective of the interior box containing matches. Fig. 10 is a detail perspective of the knife-blade.

Figures of reference denote like parts in all of the figures of thedrawings.

My improved-box consists'of an outer casing 10, of fiat rectangular form, as shown, the said casing consisting of a body portion 10 and cover 10 hinged together at 11 and retained in closed position by means of a springcatch 12, engaging with a suitable hook-finger 13 on the inner side of the box-cover 10 The spring-catch 12 is formed on the upper front end of a resilient metal plate 14, which may preferably be of tempered steel, which extends across'the'bottom of the boxandis bent up at each end against the opposite sides, the rear side being turned rearwardly over the rear edge of the box-body 10. in a spring finger 15, which presses against the rear edge of the cover 10", so as to cause it to spring outwardly intoiopen position when thecatch 12 is released, which'may conveniently be ac- Within and centrally of the box there is locateda second box-body 19, of similar form but smaller size, the bottom of which is cut away transversely for the spring-plate 14,

as shown at 20 in Fig. 9, and the edge of this aperture is formed with a pair of tabs 21, which are adapted to fit intothe holes 18 .in the spring-plate 14 and to hook around the latter, so as to hold the center box-body 19 firmly in place against the bottom of the outer casing. The inner box thus formed is adapted to contain matches and has its sides projected upwardly to such a distance that they will strike against the cover 10 when the latter is closed, so as to maintain the inner box separate from the outer box. In order to permit the easy removal of the matches, I form an oval or semicircular gouge 22 in the rear side of the inner box-body 19to enable the thumb or finger of the user to be inserted beneath the matches to grasp the same. The front side of theinner box is, however, made straight and provided with a tubular casing 23, of rectangular section, extendinglon'gitudinally thereof, which may be conveniently formed by leaving a long ear projecting upwardly from the blank from which part 19 is formed, which car is subsequently bent over at three points, as best shown by Fig. 8. This casing 23 is adapted to contain a pair of tweezers or grippers 24, which are provided with a clamping-ring 25, sliding thereon, in order to enable them to grip a piece of sponge or fabric in order to clean the bowl of a pipe.

Upon one end (herein shown as the righthand end) of the inner box 19 there is pivoted in holes 27 therein a rectangular bail 28, which is formed with a horizontal support 29, in the center of which is supported a suitable roll of paper or other cleaning material 30, and this roll is held in position and kept from unrolling by means of a frictional engagement with the spring-bar 31, on the end of which are formed semicircular springs 32, whose lower ends are conveniently wrapped around the pivoted lower ends of the bail to engage the same and form seats for the springs, as shown at 33.

It will be observed that the bar 31 presses against the lower side of the paper roll 30, so as to prevent it from unrolling unless the end of the paper roll is pulled upon, so as to overcome the friction of its engagement with the said bar. This paper roll is clearly shown in the drawings as intended to fold down when not in use into the position shown in Fig. 6, where it will lie in the intervening space between the two boxes, but when in use it will be drawn upwardly into the position shown in Fig. 9, and the paper may then be torn 0% against the edge of the spring-bar 31, used as a paper-cutter. The remaining space intervening between the two boxes may be conveniently filled with one or more pipe-cleaners, (designated, respectively, 34 and It will be understood that these cleaners while retaining sufficient rigidity to be inserted into the bore of the pipe at one end and to be forced through to the other may be readily bent so as to be packed within the space between the two boxes 10 and 19, as shown in the drawings.

The inner side of the box-cover is provided with a handy cigar-cutter, which is formed by a small sliding plate 42, sliding in a recess 43, formed between one of the upstanding ends of the cover and the small projecting guide-strip 44, soldered to the interior of the cover 10*, the plate 42 being formed on its forward edge with a suitable tempered oblique knife-blade 45 and havinga hole through the center thereof through which is passed a small bolt 46, secured by means of a nut 47, the said bolt 46 projecting outwardly through said plate and through a slot 48, formed in the cover 10, and having a suitably-formed projection 49, which may be caught by the thumb-nail to move the slide back and forth. Just in front of the knife-blade a circular hole 50 is formed in the cover for the end of a cigar which it is desired to cut, and it will be seen that by inserting the end of a cigar and sliding the plate forwardly the end of the cigar will be cut off by the knife-blade 45.

To the under side of the box may be conveniently attached a knife-blade, which may be used for trimming cigars, scraping the interior of a pipe-bowl, or any convenient purposes, and I construct this knife-blade in the following manner: Riveted'to the bottom of the box-body 10 is a sheath 51, extending longitudinally thereof and of rectangular cross-section, in which the knife blade 52 slides. The said knife-blade has forged upon its upper side an upstanding cylindrical lug 53, which is adapted to slide in a suitable slot 54, extending longitudinally along the upper side of the sheath 51. It will thus be seen that the knife-blade may be readily extended from the sheath or retracted in it by applying the thumb-nail to the upstanding end of the lug 53, and for holding the blade in extended or retracted position, as may be desired, I provide a plate-spring 55, which is pivoted at 56 to the forward end of the sheath 51 and whose rear end is bent downwardly to form a finger 57 of the same width as the slot 54, the length of the spring being such that when in closed position the finger 57 will lie just forward of the lug 53, so as to prevent the blade from being withdrawn, the resilient end of said spring holding the finger 57 in place in the slot. The forward end of the spring 55 is cut out or recessed, as shown at 58, the recess extending so far that when the knife is extended the spring may be closed over the lug 53, which is now in the forward end of the slot, and the finger 57 again drops into the slot 54, closing over the lug 53 in the position shown in Fig. 5. It will thus be evident that the knife-blade may be withdrawn or extended at pleasure, and in each case the spring-plate will hold it in place.

\Vhen it is desired to clean a pipe, the user of the box will ordinarily first extract the tweezers 24 from the sheath, which may readily be done by the thumb-nail, and the tweezers may then be used to grasp one end of one of the cleaners 34 and 35 and draw it out, and said cleaner may then be thrust through the bore of the pipe to clean it of any adhering material. A piece of paper or similar material will then be torn from the roll 30, and the cleaner 34 or 35 is wiped oif therewith to clean away the dirt which has gathered on it. To clean the bowl of a pipe, the knife 52 may first be used and subsequently the tweezers 24, which may be used in connection with a piece of sponge or cloth, as hereinbefore mentioned, or, if desired, a piece of paper torn from the roll 30 may be used for this purpose. It will thus be seen that I have invented a very useful and handy implement for smokers and one which contains all the materials which will ordinarily be required without the necessity of their carrying other apparatus for the purpose.

It will be understood that while I have shown and described a preferable form of my invention best adapted to the use to which it is to be put I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form shown; but I may make various changes in form and construction of details of the device without departing from the spirit of the inventionas expressed in the following claims.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A combination match-box comprising an outer box-casing, an inner box attached con centrically therein, and a bail hinged upon one side of the inner box carrying a roll of paper thereon.

2. A combination match-box comprising an outer box and inner box attached concentrically therein, a roll ofpaper pivotally mounted on one end of said box "and fitting in the space between the outer and inner boxes, and a sheath carried by the side of the inner box adapted to receive a pair of tweezers.

3. In a combination match-box, a sheath attached to the underside of the box and having a slot in its upper side, and a knife-blade sliding in said sheath and having a lug projecting through said slot, in combination with a plate-spring pivotally attached to the upper side of the sheath so as to turn in a lateral plane, and adapted to overlie the slot so as to hold the plate in extended or retracted position.

4. A combination match-box comprising an outer box, an inner box concentrically secured therein and adapted to hold matches, and a roll of cleaning material mounted on a bail pivotally attached to one end of the inner box and folding into the intermediate space between the two boxes, and one or more pipecleaners folded into the annular space between the two boxes.

5. A combination match-box comprising an outer box, an inner box concentrically secured therein and adapted to hold matches, a roll of cleaning material mounted on a bail pivotally attached to one end of the inner box and folding into the intermediate space between the two boxes, adapted to hold a pair of tweezers, a sheath provided on the outer side of said inner box and a cigar-cutter carriedby the cover.

6. A combination match-box comprising an outer box, an inner box concentrically secured therein and adapted to hold matches, a roll of cleaning material mounted on a bail pivotally attached to one end of the inner box and folding into the intermediate space between the two boxes, anda knife-blade sliding in a sheath mounted on the bottom of the box.

7. Acombination match-box comprising an outer box, an inner box secured therein and adapted to hold matches, a bail 'pivotally mounted on said inner box andcarrying a roll of paper rotatably mounted thereon, a spring-bar pressing against the lower side of said roll and springs formed on the ends of said bar adapted to press the bar against the roll.

8.. A combination match-box comprising an outer box having a cover hinged at the rear side thereof, a spring-plate secured to the bottom of the box and bent outwardly at each side of the box so as to form a spring to hold the cover open at the rear side and aspringcatch at the front side engaging a finger on the cover to hold it shut, said spring-plate having holes formed therein, in combination with an inner box having a part of its bottom cut away over said spring-plate and tabs 21 on said cut-away portion adapted to hook into the holes 18 and hold the cover to the bottom.

9. In a combination match-box, the combi-. nation of a sheath attached to the under side of the box, said sheath having a slot in its upper side and being open at one end, a knifespring having its free, end formed with a downwardlyturned finger 57 adapted to spring into the said slot and hold the spring in engagement therewith and with a transverse notch at its opposite end adapted to receive and hold said lug when said blade is in projected position. Q

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

hi OAMILLE xi sr. JACQUES.

1118A. Witnesses:

JOHN HUTOHISON, THOMAS TURLEY. 

